__author__ = 'Administrator'
from pylab import figure, show, rand
from matplotlib.patches import Ellipse

NUM = 250

ells = [Ellipse(xy=rand(2)*10, width=rand(), height=rand(), angle=rand()*360)
        for i in xrange(NUM)]

fig = figure()
ax = fig.add_subplot(111, aspect='equal')

for e in ells:
    ax.add_artist(e)
    e.set_clip_box(ax.bbox)
    e.set_alpha(rand())
    e.set_facecolor(rand(3))

ax.set_xlim(0, 10)
ax.set_ylim(0, 10)

show()
circle1 = [Ellipse(xy=rand(2)*10, width=7, height=4, angle=rand()*360)]
fig2 = figure()
bx = fig2.add_subplot(112,aspect = "equal")
bx.set_xlim(-100,100)
bx.set_ylim(-100,100)
show()